HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court sentenced 12 defendants to prison terms ranging from more than four years to nearly seven years in a high-profile rioting case involving the storming of the city legislature during an anti-government protest in 2019.
Protesters stormed Hong Kong’s legislative council building on July 1, 2019, shattering windows and streaming inside as public outrage grew over an extradition Bill that would have allowed authorities to transfer people to mainland China for prosecution.
District Court Judge Li Chi-ho sentenced actor Gregory Wong, 45, to six years and two months in prison after pleading not guilty.
Political activists Ventus Lau and Owen Chow, who had pled guilty, received sentences of 54 months and 20 days and 61 months and 15 days, respectively. Li characterized the episode as a “serious” blow to the city’s rule of law.
“The large number of protesters, the intensity, the unique constitutional status of the Legislative Council, and the intention to weaken the significance of the (Hong Kong) government are insulting,” he told reporters.
AlsoRead:
A Promising Long-Stay Nursing Residence: Doris Knecht As The CEO Of VivoCare
Unveiling the Future of Raffle Draw in UAE: Introducing TOTOUAE
